Mary Travers was an American folk singer, who was part of the musical folk music trio ‘Peter, Paul and Mary’. Their group was known for their smooth harmonies as well as their anthems which had a political tone. They were one of the most successful and best-known musical groups in the 1960s. Their first album was ‘Peter, Paul and Mary’, which was a success. It reached 1st position on the US Billboard 200. At the 1963 Grammy Awards, the single ‘If I Had a Hammer’, won two awards in the categories of ‘Best Folk Recording’, and ‘Best Performance by a Vocal Group’. The group continued to release several more albums, such as ‘See What Tomorrow Brings’, ‘Album 1700’, and ‘Peter, Paul and Mommy’. In 1999, their group was also inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
